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NewsEU funding for ECOWindS project
The EU has pledged to provide some € 1.9m for the national innovation network Offshore Center Danmark to be used for a new three year project called ECOWindS.
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NewsVan der Velden solutions at Workboat Show
US based Ships Machinery International (SMI) will be showcasing Dutch Van der Velden Marine Systems at this year’s International Workboat Show in New Orleans, taking place between 5 and 7 December.
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NewsTowlines
The ABR Company has announced a change of venue for the ITS 2014 Convention and Exhibition originally planned to take place in Panama City. Due to unforeseen circumstances that venue may not be available and a new venue has been arranged. The 23rd International Tug, Salvage and OSV Convention & ...
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NewsCanadian Coast Guard receives research vessel
The Canadian Coast Guard recently received the first of three new near shore fisheries research vessels, the ‘CCGS Vladykov’ built by Meridien Maritime Inc in Matane, Quebec.
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NewsGreece benefits from Transas simulation
Leading marine software developer and supplier, the Transas Group, has supplied a new Navigational Simulator Complex to Costamare Maritime Training Services in Athens, Greece.
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NewsPort centricity on the agenda at Seawork 2013
Port centricity will be firmly on the agenda at Mercator Media’s annual Seawork exhibition which will take place from 25-27 June 2013 at the ABP Port of Southampton, UK.
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NewsMore ATBs for major US owners
Although Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) units are comparatively rare in Europe, in the USA they have become an essential part of the country’s infrastructure.
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NewsSmit Lamnalco secures major contract in Iraq
Smit Lamnalco has secured the turnkey contract to support Single Point Mooring operations for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP). The scheme, 20 km off the Al Fao Peninsula, looks to triple oil exports from Iraq.
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NewsCorvus Batteries for Gorgon ‘Hybrid’ tugs
Four new new ‘hybrid’ tugs currently under construction for Svitzer to support the Australian Gorgon gas field project will use lithium-ion batteries supplied by the Canadian specialist Corvus Energy.
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NewsCreeping up on the inside, wave and tidal
Offshore wind will most likely spring to mind when considering marine renewable energy, understandable given the scale of activity throughout Europe.
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NewsDamen secures a massive Kuwait order
Damen Shipyards and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have signed a contract for 14 tugs from the builder’s ASD range.
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Competition to drive marine innovation
The UK’s Government body, Technology Strategy Board, has set up a funding competition for vessel efficiency, with the hope of driving marine innovation and technologies for carbon reduction, green propulsion and marine ICT.
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Marseilles sailings to Africa
Italy’s Messina Line is relaunching its unique ro-con operation from Marseilles to east and southern Africa.
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NewsRiver Thames should be London’s ‘artery’
Now is the time to show the advantages of using the Thames as an artery across London for heavy lifting and transportation says Chris Livett of Livett’s Launches, adding that there’s plenty of room for it.
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NewsGoltens overhauls Jan De Nul dredger engines
Goltens, the US based global engine repair and retrofit expert, has just overhauled three engines from one of the world’s most powerful dredgers, the ''Leonardo Da Vinci'', owned by the Jan De Nul Group.
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NewsInterferry addresses development prospects
Global ferry industry association, Interferry, has recently discussed the operational, technological and commercial effects on global ferry development at its 37th annual conference in Dubai.
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Gdansk celebrates growth
DCT Gdansk, the Baltic’s rapidly growing gateway to Central-Eastern Europe and Russia celebrated its 5th birthday last month.
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Green Ships Centre
Imtech Marine has established a global Competence Centre Green Ships in Hamburg to concentrate its expertise in the area of green ship solutions.
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German – Spanish cooperation
MTU Ibérica, a subsidiary of the German propulsion solution specialist MTU Friedrichshafen, and the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia have opened a common training centre at Cartagena in Spain.
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NAVTOR – UKHO agreement
Norway’s NAVTOR has signed a distribution agreement with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) for the supply of the Admiralty Vector Chart Service for the global professional maritime market.
